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Next week will be an emotional one for the family of Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Francis ?Bluie? Jewett. The South Dakota war hero and Lakota warrior will be put to rest after the rural Eagle Butte man died during the Korean War almost 60 years ago. Jewett's remains were retrieved from a mass grave near the Chosin Reservoir in northeast North Korea in 2002 and were identified by the Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command earlier this year. Jewett's niece Jennifer Schoelerman of White Horse recently told Steve Young of the Argus Leader: ?

The South Dakota Transportation Commission agreed Thursday to designate a segment of U.S. 212, the highway which eventually leads to the Little Bighorn Battlefield in Montana, as The Warrior Trail. The 6-0 vote came 133 years to the day that the fight began in which members of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne tribes wiped out much of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry which was pursuing them under the U.S. policy of forced reservation life. The South Dakota commission also decided Thursday to designate the segment of U.S. 16 and 385 between Custer and Hill City as Crazy Horse Memorial Highway.

Jodi (Archambault) Gillette was back in Bismarck at the ThunderbirdsÂ? Gymnasium in front of appreciative fans on Saturday. Only this time she wasnÂ?t dribbling through defenders in a basketball game. The former United Tribes Technical College standout was the commencement speaker for the collegeÂ?s 93 graduates. In February, Gillette became the first Native American to serve in a top White House position since the Clinton era. As deputy associate director in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, she is in position to link the nationÂ?

Trent Poignee Jr., was not nervous when he kicked off the State B boys' basketball tournament on Thursday at Wachs Arena by singing the Lakota Flag song. He has had plenty of practice. The 7-year-old from Mission sang the Lakota Flag song before the first game of the tournament between White River and Avon. The first-grader began singing the song two years ago, with nobody's help. His mother Melissa Poignee said he began listening to the song on a CD player. ?He listened to it and learned it on his own,?

Diversity is a hot topic throughout the nation, and in Aberdeen as well. Northern State University sponsored a Diversity Week in November, cultural diversity courses are part of Presentation College's core curriculum, and our community has an active Aberdeen Area Diversity Committee. I'm led to think back on my own experiences with cultural diversity, and how these experiences have enriched my own life. I think of one of my closest friends in college, an Iranian student named Mohammed.

?Living Traditions: Dakota, Nakota, Lakota Art,? a traveling exhibit from the South Dakota State Historical Society, is on display in the Library at Presentation College. The show opened Thursday and runs through Feb. 13. ?The Dakota, Nakota and Lakota people of South Dakota have produced beautiful art throughout their history,? according to a news release. Bringing out the beauty in everyday objects led to strong traditions of decorative quillwork, beadwork, painting and carving. Dance and ceremonies also have an important place in Sioux culture.

ELLENDALE, N.D. - Tate Aronson scored three touchdowns to power Lakota past Ellendale 22-8 in the opening round of the North Dakota football playoffs Tuesday night. Aronson scored on a 69-yard run to put the visitors on top less than two minutes into the contest. He added a 15-yard run in the final minute of the opening quarter to give Lakota all the points it needed. After Ellendale's Josh Morrissey scored on a short TD run to cut the margin to 14-6 in the third period, Aronson added his final score to put Lakota back in control.